Washstand



1, 1931- E. 'CODERRE ETAL 1,334,144

WASHSTAND Filed April 2, 1930 f yerze 6290M. J0 frrzewffl GoFerr-aPatented Dec. 1, 1931 UNITED f- STATES PATENT OFFICE Application filedApril 2 1930-. Serial No. 441,105.

This invention relates to an: article capable of several uses butparticularly adapted for use as a, wash stand, or the like in which theparts are detachableifrom each other so that 5 it can be. packed andtransported in small compass and also'whichisfcapable of being convertedby simple changes to make it useful for several differentpurposes. t

. The principal objects of heinvention'are to provide a device ofthischaracter with a base whichcan be introduced into the ground and withmeansfQrsuppOrting it against turning on its axis after it hasfbeenintroduced; to provide the basewith a standard formed of two or morepieces which can be detached from each other; to, provide the standardwith a head having means by which a number of different-articles orarticle supports can be mountedand to provide it with a main ringadapted to support a wash basin,

pail or the like.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which 7 Fig. 1 isa perspective view of a preferred embodiment of this invention showingit as used as a wash stand and a support for toilet articles and in asuitable condition for setting ,30 up out of doors;

Fig. 2 1s a side view of the upper part of the device;

Fig. 8 is a plan of the same, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of another form of supporting base that canbe used.

An important use of this article is to serve as a stand for supporting awash basin and toilet articles in camps and various places where it canbe set up out of doors, at the 4 same time provided with a base whichenables ofthe casting 11 is a pipe section 13 which having inclinedsockets 16 for removable legs radial wings 12 whichextend outwardly anddownwardly at their ends. All the parts so far described are driven intothe ground, these wings .12 serving to prevent the rotation of thedevice on the cylindrical pin .55

which supports it in an upright position.

Theyalso add to the security with which it is held vertically.

v,Oonn'ectedby screw threadswith the top preferably is straight andabove that a pipe section 14 constituting a standard. In place of theparts 10 and 13, both of which may be formed of pipe, a head 15 can beemployed 17 which are in the form of straight rods. Headed'screws 18hold the rods in position and these form a tripod for indoor use.

1 The pipcsection 14 is curved as shown in Fig. 1 to provide forsupporting theweight near the axis of the device thus avoiding un duestrain upon it and also for the purpose of permitting of the articles tobe supported out to one side and enable them to reach to a distance,which may be necessary in case of treating apatient in a bed.

. t the top of th1s SGCtlOIlll, which top is shownvertical, is screwedto it a head 20 or other. device for supporting a soap dish or thellike21. Thishead is held in place by a screw.l9. The head is provided withtwo i ntegral arms 22 carrying an arcuate support :23 which is providedwith a number of perforations24, four being shown in this case. Theseperforations receive the ends of supporting members for a towel rack 25.a toilet bo'x'26, a mirror27 and a cup holder28.

These are all supported by passing the bent ends of the wires into theseperforations 24 andutilizing the flat upper surfaceof the support 23 toassist in holding them in upright position. It will be understood thatthe particulariarticles shown are'not claimed herein as the device canbe'used to support any kind 7 of articles in these positions. HExtending outwardly from the main body of the head 20 is a boss 30 whichis perforated to receive a wire 31 adapted to be held in place by ascrew 32. This wire is provided with an integral ring :33 whichconstitutes means for supporting a wash basin as 34, or a pail as 35, orin fact it can be used to support a tray when the device is employed ina sick room or as a table. I

It will be seen that this device can be set up on the floor or, can besupported conveniently in the ground and that the ring 33 can be turnedin the manner shown in which case it is supported with the greatestfirmness by the vparts that are driven into theground. Also this boss 30can be turned around on the pipe section 14 and the ring 33 put intheexactly opposite position. In this case, if it is supported firmlyenough in the ground, it will reach to a greater distance from the pointat which the deviceissupported. This is hardly necessary in a case whereit is usedout of doors but is' convenient when it is desired to place atray or the-like on thering so that it will reach over the bed of apatient. The several articles shown as supported by the support 23 canbe varied within wide limits.

With the use of this device it can beset up exactly in the manner shownor in the several different ways and when it is desired tomove,

all of the parts can be 'removed'in the several ways indicated and canbe packed in a small compass and transported. 1t 15 partlcularlyadaptedfor automob le and camping parties but capable of use in severalother ways, some of which have been indicated herein. 7 Although we haveillustrated and described only two forms of the invention weare aware ofthe fact that other modifications can be made therein by any personskilled in the art without departing from the scope of the adapted to besupported in the ground, a pipe section extending upwardly therefrom andbent outwardly from the axis of said means, a head detachably secured atthe top of said pipe section having a boss thereon projecting toward theaxis of said standard, a ring having a projection therefrom extendinginto the boss and adapted to be detachably secured therein by which ringa wash basin or the like can be supported, a receptacle mounted on thetop of said head, arms projecting from said head, an arcuate supportcarried by said arms having a horizontal top surface and openings intoit from the top, and a series of article supports, each comprising a"wire having a vertical end detachably mounted in one of said openings.-

4; As an article of manufacture, a stand for the purpose describedcomprising a head having a boss thereon, a ring having a projectiontherefrom extending into the boss and adapt ed to be'detachably securedtherein bywhich ring a wash basin or the like can be supported,

arms projecting fromjsaid head, an arcuate support carried by said armshaving a horizontal top surface and openings into it from the top, and aseries of article supports, each comprising a wire having a vertical enddetachably mounted in one of said openings.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto affixed our signatures. Y

EUGENE CODERRE.

' ERNEST CODERRE.

invention as expressed in the claims. There fore we do not wish to belimited in this respect but what we do claim: is

"support integral therewith, projecting there- 1. As an article ofmanufacture, a stand for the purpose described comprising a standardextending upwardly, a head removably attached to the top of thestandard,means on said head for supporting'a ring for carrying a wash basin orthe like,fsaid' head having a i,

from, and having openings down into it'from thetop and a series ofarticle supports each pivotally mounted on said support by projectinginto said openings. c

2. As an article of manufactura'a' stand for the purposedescribedcomprising a base, a standard detachably connected to the base andextending upwardly therefrom and bent away from the axis of said base atthe top, a head removably'attached to the top of the standard, airing onsaid head forsupporting awash basin'or the like centrally over said6b'base, said head having a support integral therewith andhavingopenings down into it from the top and a series of article supports eachhaving a downwardly extending end pivotally mounted in saidopenings. Hi.

' 3. As an article of manufacturaa stand for the purpose describedcomprising means

